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There's people asking for dual citizenship all over Europe. I know 35 of them, and that's just my "inner" circle. Spanish, Belgian, French, Irish, German, Italian... A lot of people are trying to find a plan B.

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Boris Johnson's surprise decision to suspend the British parliament in the runup to the next Brexit deadline appears to have had its desired effect.

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London (CNN)Boris Johnson's surprise decision to suspend the British parliament in the runup to the next Brexit deadline appears to have had its desired effect.
Opponents of the British Prime Minister's tactics were left scrambling on Thursday for a response to the move, which limited their options to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a deal on October 31 if Johnson were determined to pursue that route.
Opposition leaders released a joint statement via Twitter on Thursday night, announcing they will work together to stop Johnson's "smash and grab on democracy."

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." Karl Popper.
"We have a word for people who discriminate people for their skin's melanin index, not because they hated other people, but because out of a hope for restored equality, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is “-'racist'."Rufus Shinra.

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"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." Karl Popper.
"We have a word for people who discriminate people for their skin's melanin index, not because they hated other people, but because out of a hope for restored equality, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is “-'racist'."Rufus Shinra.

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So I just heard that one of the parties on the rise is in fact the Brexit party. Someone please tell me this is akin to that UKIP thing where they get 10% everywhere but no seats because of the British First past the post thing.

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So I just heard that one of the parties on the rise is in fact the Brexit party. Someone please tell me this is akin to that UKIP thing where they get 10% everywhere but no seats because of the British First past the post thing.

He said the party did not "trust" the PM to hold the election before the Brexit deadline - as he has insisted he will - suggesting Downing Street had "lied" last month when it denied reports that it planned to suspend Parliament.

"We are not shy of a general election but we are not going to be trapped into abandoning control of Parliament or be taken in what Boris Johnson says because we don't trust him."

Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, a prime minister must have the backing of at least two-thirds of the UK's 650 MPs before a general election can be called outside of the fixed five-year terms.

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Brilliant plan to prorogue parliament and try to get MPs to hate your guts enough to force a general election so you can dodge responsibility for the future crash-out.

"Mmmm... no, we won't be doing that. Oh, and we still refuse the terms of the deal that won't be changing, so you will either get another - impossible to attain as all good will has been expended - worthless extension or you will be breaking this new law. What? Did you have a response? I couldn't hear you over the sound of the jet taking me on the vacation you just sent me on. Toodles!"

By brilliant I means stupid. It was a stupid plan. I was using sarcasm when I called it brilliant.